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Rhapsody in August (1991)

Rhapsody in August (1991)

Drama

Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.

Release Date: 1991, May 25
Directors: Akira Kurosawa
Countries: Japan
Production: Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, TOHO Studios, Sony PCL, IMAGICA
Cast: Mitsunori Isaki, Sachio Sakai, Noriko Honma, Hisashi Igawa, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Richard Gere, Toshie Negishi, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Mieko Suzuki, Sachiko Murase, Tomoko Otakara, Narumi Kayashima

Overview:

An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions. When an American nephew from Hawaii visits, the family confronts grief, guilt, and the possibility of reconciliation across generations.

Keywords:

atomic bomb long lost relative grandmother granddaughter relationship grandmother grandmother grandson relationship nagasaki hydrogen bomb japanese american mourning ritual